Ville Platte, LA is a small town in Louisiana and it offers a variety of transportation options to its residents. Public transportation includes two bus services: the Southeastern Stages, which runs regular routes through Ville Platte, and the Evangeline Thruway Authority (ETA), which serves the larger surrounding area. There are several taxi companies that provide local service within Ville Platte. The closest major airport is Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT), located about 50 miles from Ville Platte. Most people who need to travel longer distances either drive themselves or take advantage of Amtrak’s “City of New Orleans” line, which runs daily from New Orleans to Ville Platte with stops in Baton Rouge and Lafayette along the way. Residents also have access to ridesharing services like Uber and Lyft, as well as bicycle-sharing programs like Zagster Ride. All these transportation options make it easy for people to get around Ville Platte and beyond.
The typical American commute has been getting longer each year since 2010. The average one-way commute in Ville Platte takes 23.9 minutes. That's shorter than the US average of 26.4 minutes.
How people in Ville Platte get to work:
- 85.7% drive their own car alone
- 8.6% carpool with others
- 0.4% work from home
- 0.0% take mass transit